As part of Techfest, one of our fifth year pupils recently completed her own TedEd talk on the famous red dot. Isabella, was one of only 12 pupils chosen from across Aberdeenshire to take part in the programme. TedEd Aberdeen is a new initiative created in the spirit of TED’s overall mission to inspire, educate and share “ideas worth spreading”. Isabella’s talk was on ‘Underappreciated women in STEM’. Well done for all your hard work!
Wednesday saw the sun come out to play. Group C enjoyed an epic day in the hills, whilst B and C had the best of the weather tackling river kayaking and paddle sports. Looking forward to our final day today, everyone in good spirits, but definitely tiring now!
Day one was a resounding success, as we got settled into our accommodation and made a start on our activities. Group A were straight in at the deep end (quite literally), as they took on a challenging gorge scramble. Group B followed that in the evening. Group C had a dry day and have still to tackle a wetsuit, but today we are river day all day, then gorge scrambling in the evening. Sure they will sleep well tonight! 
Congratulations to S6 pupil Jamie Trinder, who returns from Romania with not one, but two medals! Jamie was competing in the European Taekwon-do championships, representing Scotland. He was absolutely thrilled to win bronze in the more difficult of the two weight categories, then he went on to top that with a Silver. Jamie showed a lot of commitment to compete at this level; training, managing a strict diet and studying for his exams at the same time. He even sat his Higher Admin exam in Romania whilst there. We wish Jamie all the best as he now moves on from Alford Academy.